wa an tuzi`ani shuk-rak
And to provide me with gratitude toward You

wa an tul-himani dhik-rak
And to inspire me with Your remembrance.

allahumma in-ni as-luka suala khadii'm-mutadhal-lilin kha-shii'n an tusamihani wa tar-hamani
O Allah, verily I ask You with the asking of a submissive, abased and lowly man to show me forbearance, to have mercy on me

ya mam bada khal-qi wa dhik-ri wa tar-bi-yati wa biri wa tagh-dhi-yati
O You who gave rise to my creation, to the remembrance of me, to the nurture of me, to goodness toward me and to nourishment on me,

هَبْنِي لابْتِدَاءِ كَرَمِكَ وَسَاِلفِ بِرِّكَ بِي

hab-ni lb-tida-i karamika wa salifi bir-rika bi
Bestow upon me for the sake of Your having given rise [to me] with generosity and Your previous goodness to me!

يَا إِلَهِي وَسَيِّدِي وَرَبِّي

ya ilahi wa say-yidi wa rab-bi
O Allah, my Master and my Lord!

أَتُرَاكَ مُعَذِّبِي بِنَارِكَ بَعْدَ تَوْحِيدِكَ

aturaka mu`adh-dhibi binarika ba`da taw-hidik
Canst You see Yourself tormenting me with Your fire after I have professed Your Unity

وَبَعْدَ مَا انْطَوَى عَلَيْهِ قَلْبِي مِن مَّعْرِفَتِكَ

wa ba`da man-tawa `ailayhi qal-bi mim-ma`rifatik
And after the knowledge of You my heart has embraced,

وَلَهِجَ بِهِ لِسَانِي مِنْ ذِكْرِكَ

wa lahija bihi lisani min dhik-rik
And the remembrance of You my tongue has constantly mentioned

وَاعْتَقَدَهُ ضَمِيرِي مِنْ حُبِّكَ

wa a`taqadahu zamiri min hub-bik
And the love of You to which my mind has clung,

وَبَعْدَ صِدْقِ اعْتِرَافِي وَدُعَائِي خَاضِعاً لِّرُبُوبِيَّتِكَ

wa ba`da sid-qi-`a-tirafi wa du`aa-i khadi`aal-li-rububi-yatika
And after the sincerity of my confession and my supplication, humble before Your lordship?

هَيْهَاتَ أَنتَ أَكْرَمُ مِنْ أَن تُضَيِّعَ مَن رَّبَّيْتَهُ

hayhata anta ak-ramu min an tuday-yi`a mar-rab-baytah
Far be it from You! You art more generous than that You shouldst squander him whom You hast nurtured,

أَوْ تُبْعِدَ مَنْ أَدْنَيْتَهُ

aw tub-i'da man ad-naytah
Or banish him whom You hast brought nigh,

أَوْ تُشَرِّدَ مَنْ آوَيْتَهُ

aw tushar-rida man a-aytah
Or drive away him whom You hast given an abode

wa `ala dama-ira hawat minal-i'l-mi bika hat-ta sarat khashi`ah
And over minds encompassing knowledge of You until they have become humble

wa `ala jawariha sa't ila aw-tani ta'b-budika ta-i`ataw-wa asharat bis-tigh-farika mudhi'nah
And over bodily members speeding to the places of Your worship in obedience and beckoning for Your forgiveness in submission.

مَّا هَكَذَا الظَّنُّ بِكَ وَلا أُخْبِرْنَا بِفَضْلِكَ عَنكَ

ma hkadhaz-zan-nu bika wa-la ukh-bir-na bi-fadlika `anka
No such opinion is held of You! Nor has such been reported - thanks to Your bounty — concerning You,

wa ma yaj-ri fiha minal-makarihi `ala ah-liha
And before those ordeals which befall its inhabitants,

`ala an-na dha-lika bala-uw-wa mak-ruhun, qalilum-mak-thuhu, yasirum baqa-uhu, qasirum-mud-datuh
Even though it is a tribulation and ordeal whose stay is short, whose subsistence is but little and, whose period is but fleeting.

ya habiba qulubis-sadiqin
O Friend of the hearts of the sincere

wa ya ilhal-`alamin
And O God of all the world's inhabitants!

afaturaka sub-hanaka ya ilahi wa biham-dika tas-mau' fiha saw-ta `ab-dim-mus-limin
Canst You see Yourself — Glory be to You My God, and Thine is the praised — hearing within the Fire the voice of a slave surrendered to You,

سُجِنَ فِيهَا بِمُخَالَفَتِهِ

sujina fiha bi-mukhalafatih
Imprisoned there because of his violations,

وَذَاقَ طَعْمَ عَذَابِهَا بِمَعْصِيَتِهِ

wa dhaqa ta`ma `adhabiha bi-ma`si-yatih
Tasting the favour of its torment because of his disobedience,

وَحُبِسَ بَيْنَ أَطْبَاقِهَا بِجُرْمِهِ وَجَرِيرَتِهِ

wa hubisa bayna at-baqiha bijur-mih wa jariratih
And confined within its levels because of his sin and crime,

وَهُوَ يَضِجُّ إلَيْكَ ضَجِيجَ مُؤَمِّلٍ لِّرَحْمَتِكَ

wa huwa yadij-ju ilayka dajija muammilil-lirah-mat-k
While he laments to You with the lament of one hopeful for Your mercy,

وَيُنَادِيكَ بِلِسَانِ أَهْلِ تَوْحِيدِكَ

wa yunadika bi-lisani ahli taw-hidik
And calls to You with the tongue of those who profess Your Unity

وَيَتَوَسَّلُ إلَيْكَ بِرُبُوبِيَّتِكَ

wa yatawas-salu ilayka bi-rububi-yatik
And entreats You by Your lordship!

ilahi wa say-yidi fa-as-aluka bial-qud-ratil-lati qad-dartaha
My God and my Master! So I ask You by the power You hast apportioned

wa bil-qadi-yatil-lati hatam-taha wa hakam-taha wa ghalab-ta man `ailayhi aj-raytaha
And by the decision which You hast determined and imposed and through which You hast overcome him toward whom it has been put into effect,

أَن تَهَبَ لِي، فِي هذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ، وَفِي هَذِهِ السَّاعَةِ

an tahaba li fi hadhihil-laylati wa fi hadhihis-sa'ah
That You forgivest me in this night and at this hour

كُلَّ جُرْمٍ أَجْرَمْتُهُ

kul-la jur-min aj-ram-tuh
Every offence I have committed,

وَكُلَّ ذَنْبٍ أَذْنَبْتُهُ

wa kul-la dham-bin adhnab-tuh
And every sin I have performed,

وَكُلَّ قَبِيحٍ أَسْرَرْتُهُ

wa kul-la qabihin as-rar-tuh
And every ugly thing I have concealed

وَكُلَّ جَهْلٍ عَمِلْتُهُ،

wa kul-la jah-lin `amil-tuhu,
And every folly I have enacted

كَتَمْتُهُ أَوْ أَعْلَنتُهُ،

katam-tuhuo aw a`lan-tuhu,
Whether I have hidden or announced it,

أَخفَيْتُهُ أَوْ أَظْهَرْتُهُ

akhfaytuhuo aw azhar-tuh
Or I have concealed it or manifested it

وَكُلَّ سَيِّئَةٍ أَمَرْتَ بِإِثْبَاتِهَا الْكِرَامَ الكَاتِبِينَ

wa kul-la say-yi-atin amarta bi-ith-batihayal-kiramal-katibin
And every evil act which You hast commanded the Noble Writers to record,

الَّذِينَ وَكَّلْتَهُم بِحِفْظِ مَا يَكُونُ مِنِّي

al-ladhina wak-kal-tahum bi-hif-zi ma yakunu min-ni
Those whom You hast appointed to watch over what appears from me